Senate Bill No. 296

(By Senators Ross, Anderson, Minard,

Snyder, Unger and Minear)

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[Introduced March 2, 2001; referred to the

Committee on the Judiciary.]

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A BILL to amend and reenact section three, article five, chapter sixty-four of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to authorizing the support enforcement commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the termination of income withholding.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section three, article five, chapter sixty-four of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 5. AUTHORIZATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES TO PROMULGATE LEGISLATIVE RULES.

 §64-5-3. Support enforcement commission.
(a) The legislative rule filed in the state register on the sixth day of August, one thousand nine hundred ninety-nine, under the authority of section nine, article two, chapter forty- eight-a of this code, relating to the bureau for child support enforcement commission (providing information to credit reporting agencies, 78 CSR 14), is repealed.
(b) The legislative rule filed in the state register on the sixth day of August, one thousand nine hundred ninety-nine, under the authority of section nine, article two, chapter forty-eight-a of this code, relating to the bureau for child support enforcement commission (guidelines for child support awards, 78 CSR 16), is repealed.
(c) The legislative rule filed in the state register on the twenty-ninth day of August, two thousand, authorized under the authority of section nine, article two, chapter forty-eight-a, of this code, relating to the support enforcement commission (termination of income withholding, 97 CSR 11), is authorized.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Support Enforcement Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the Termination of Income Withholding.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.